PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Dodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Dipson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dodd
vs
Dipson

177 cm
21
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Dodd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chip Dipson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dipson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dipson throws a sloppy head kick and Dodd moves out of range easily.
Dipson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dodd was well out of range. Poor timing from Dipson.
Dodd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dipson feints and then cracks Dodd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dodd down.
Dodd catches Dipson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dodd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dipson.
Dodd moves in looking to clinch but Dipson pushes him off.
Dipson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dodd clobbers Dipson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dodd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dodd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dipson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dodd darts in trying to clinch
and Dipson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A combination from Dodd does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodd throws a right hand that Dipson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dipson also avoids with ease.
Dipson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dodd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dipson counters with an outside leg kick.
Dipson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dipson cracks a nice hook into Dodd's ribs.
Dipson thumps Dodd with a low kick.
Dipson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dodd is breathing heavily.
Dodd fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Dodd misses
and Dipson counters with a nice body kick.
Dipson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dodd's hands.
Benjamin Dodd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dodd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dipson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chip Dipson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dipson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dipson.
Dodd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dipson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dipson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dodd's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodd tries to clinch but Dipson is having none of it.
Dodd tries to clinch there but Dipson circles away.
Dipson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dodd manages to avoid it.
Dodd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dipson. That one must have hurt.
Dipson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dodd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dodd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dipson thumps Dodd with a low kick.
Dodd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dodd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dipson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Dipson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dipson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dipson throws a shot to the body.
Dodd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dipson can pounce on him.
Dodd fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dipson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dipson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dodd misses with a double jab
and Dipson counters with a nice leg kick.
Dipson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dodd throws a right and a left that Dipson avoids nicely.
Dipson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dodd.
A low kick from Dodd misses
and Dipson counters with a body kick that stops Dodd in his tracks momentarily.
Dipson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dodd.
Dipson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dipson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dodd shoots in for a takedown but Dipson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Dodd. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dipson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dodd. That did some damage!
Dodd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice sprawl there from Dipson as Dodd shoots in.
Dodd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dodd. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dipson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dipson throws a head kick that Dodd semi-blocks.
Dipson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dodd rather than just go for the knockout.
Dipson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dodd takes a swing at Dipson's ribcage but misses.
Dodd will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Dodd misses
and Dipson counters with a leg kick.
Dodd throws a head kick that misses
and Dipson counters with a right hand to the body.
Dodd on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chip Dipson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dipson lands a nice looking body shot.
Dodd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dodd looks to clinch
and Dipson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chip Dipson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dipson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dipson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dodd.
Dodd tries a head kick but it misses.
Dodd moves in looking to clinch but Dipson pushes him off.
Dodd misses with a series of wild punches.
Dipson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dodd's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dipson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dodd.
Dipson throws a series of punches but Dodd moves out of range.
Dodd tries to clinch but Dipson moves out of range.
Benjamin Dodd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dodd looks to land a combination but Dipson avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodd misses with a low kick.
That kick from Dipson tenderised Dodd's leg. Dodd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dipson connects with a leg kick. Dodd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dipson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dipson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dodd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dipson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dipson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dodd throws a body kick that misses
and Dipson counters with a good low kick that Dodd was not able to check.
Dodd misses with a double jab.
Dodd with a poor takedown
and Dipson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dodd's knee momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dipson.
Dipson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dodd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dipson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dipson lands with a nice body kick.
Dodd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dipson. That one must have hurt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dodd might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dodd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dipson throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dipson. That's going to slow Dodd down.
Dodd is looking to clinch.

Dodd fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dipson sprawls well initially but Dodd persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dipson tries to kick Dodd off but Dodd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dipson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dodd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dipson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dipson wants to stand back up but Dodd manages to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dipson is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dodd has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dipson ducks under a wild hook from Dodd.
Dodd misses with a leg kick
and Dipson counters with a thumping low kick.
Dodd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dipson delivers a nice body kick.
Dodd misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick there by Dipson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodd avoids the body shot from Dipson.
Dodd throws a nice looking combination but Dipson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dodd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dipson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dipson.
Dodd jabs Dipson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dodd misses with a double jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dodd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dipson - the referee stops the clock and Dodd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dipson. Dodd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dodd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dipson throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dipson.
Dodd cracks Dipson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dodd fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chip Dipson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dodd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dodd blocks a head kick by Dipson.
Dodd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dipson.
Dodd misses with a double jab.
Dodd misses with a few strikes there.
Dodd tries to clinch up but Dipson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dipson lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Dodd is predictable there
and Dipson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dipson lands a head kick. Dodd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dodd misses with a double jab
and Dipson counters with a body kick.
Dipson lands a leg kick that knocks Dodd off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dipson delivers a nice body kick.
Dipson scores with the left hand. Dodd knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dipson, right into the meat.
Dodd misses with a double jab
and Dipson counters with a head kick. That will keep Dodd thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dodd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dodd throws a series of punches but Dipson avoids them all with ease.
Dipson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dipson lands a right hook to the body.
Dodd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dipson lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Dipson.
Dodd takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dodd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dipson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dipson scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dipson lands with a kick to the temple. Dodd shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Dodd clinches with his opponent.
Dodd wants to break the clinch but can't.

Dipson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dodd doesn't manage to clinch there - Dipson circles away.
Dodd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dodd misses with the combination.
Dipson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dodd.
Dodd misses with a two punch combination.
Dipson fakes the leg kick and cracks Dodd in the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dodd.
Dodd shoots in for a takedown but Dipson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dipson throws a head kick that Dodd semi-blocks.
Dodd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dipson checks it well.
Dodd throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dodd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dipson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dipson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dodd is just out of range.
Dodd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dodd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dipson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dipson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dipson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dodd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A lazy left from Dipson finds it's target.
Dodd doesn't manage to clinch there - Dipson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dipson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck for Dodd with that takedown attempt.
Dodd closes the distance but Dipson moves to the side
and Dipson counters with a nice body kick.
Dodd throws a series of punches but Dipson avoids them all with ease.
Dipson scores with a nice body kick.
Dodd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dipson throws out the jab.
Chip Dipson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dodd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dipson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dipson moves away from the strike by Dodd.
Benjamin Dodd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dodd throws a series of punches but Dipson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Dipson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dipson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Dipson!